I watched a movie which is Harold&Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay. It was vey fun and showy. In that movie, I could see some examples of racial stereotyping and profiling. I want to talk about the story of the movie. There are two actors who are Harold and Kumar. They are close friends. Some days, they want to go to somewhere, so they took an airplane. In the movie, as soon as they sat on the sheet, one old white lady was afraid of seeing somebody who looks an Arab. I believe that she thought people are from the Middle East are terrorists. She already had racial stereotyping. Even though terrorists who came from the Middle East attacked World trade center, all people from the Middle East are never terrorists. Why do they stereotype that they are terrorists? After 9/11, some white Americans thinks like that. It should be stopped because this problem might make bigger problem between ethnic groups and Americans.
In the movie, I found one example of racial profiling. When Kumar passed security door, one security staff told him that he wants to have security check from Kumar even though the security door didn’t beep. So, Kumar complained about security check. He said,” you check me because of skin color.” From the situation, we easily see this racial profiling from the airport. If white people pass the security door, do they catch them? I do not think so. I do not know exactly I am doing prejudging, but many ethnic groups have a same idea as me. When police catch somebody, they show their identification or say clearly, but police still believe them. What does it affect to that police? Why do not police believe them? Is the problem skin color? That is one of reasons I believe. Some months ago, similar situation happened in Massachusetts. One African American professor was arrested by police when the professor entered his house. He showed his identification and told about who he is to police, but he was arrested. That situation rose like racism in the United States. Many people who are minority groups believe that is racism, white might not say, “No.” How are we going to accept this problem and react against that situation? Do we have to fight against white and government? I do not think so, but we should rise our voice when this racism happens.
It is a little confusing that it is bilingual issue or not, but I am going to discuss it. In the movie, Harold and Kumar escaped from the prison and then their parents were called to the security office. Harold’s parents came form Korea. They have been American citizen for 40 years. However, police asked Harold’s parents in Korean and then he translated into English, but they already speak English fluently. I think the boss understood their conversation. I do not understand why they asked them in Korean again even though Harold’s parents spoke good English. The police prejudged that they cannot speak English well. Did police feel that their pronunciation was unclear? So, they asked in Korean language. I do not think so. There pronunciation was perfect I understood when I watch the movie. I think this scene is related to bilingual issue.
How am I going to handle problem situation related with racism or bilingualism in my future class? This question is really not easy to answer, but I am going to make a standard and regulations before I teach students. First, I will never judge my students ethnically and also never prejudge my students. I am going to think many times before I do. Then I will behave rationally. While I have been in the Unites States, I have seen and heard many ethnic issues and problems. I think this information helps me teaching my future students. I am going to learn more and study continually for future class while I am attending at Midwest University.
In the movie, I found one example of racial profiling. When Kumar passed security door, one security staff told him that he wants to have security check from Kumar even though the security door didn’t beep. So, Kumar complained about security check. He said,” you check me because of skin color.” From the situation, we easily see this racial profiling from the airport. If white people pass the security door, do they catch them? I do not think so. I do not know exactly I am doing prejudging, but many ethnic groups have a same idea as me. When police catch somebody, they show their identification or say clearly, but police still believe them. What does it affect to that police? Why do not police believe them? Is the problem skin color? That is one of reasons I believe. Some months ago, similar situation happened in Massachusetts. One African American professor was arrested by police when the professor entered his house. He showed his identification and told about who he is to police, but he was arrested. That situation rose like racism in the United States. Many people who are minority groups believe that is racism, white might not say, “No.” How are we going to accept this problem and react against that situation? Do we have to fight against white and government? I do not think so, but we should rise our voice when this racism happens.
It is a little confusing that it is bilingual issue or not, but I am going to discuss it. In the movie, Harold and Kumar escaped from the prison and then their parents were called to the security office. Harold’s parents came form Korea. They have been American citizen for 40 years. However, police asked Harold’s parents in Korean and then he translated into English, but they already speak English fluently. I think the boss understood their conversation. I do not understand why they asked them in Korean again even though Harold’s parents spoke good English. The police prejudged that they cannot speak English well. Did police feel that their pronunciation was unclear? So, they asked in Korean language. I do not think so. There pronunciation was perfect I understood when I watch the movie. I think this scene is related to bilingual issue.
How am I going to handle problem situation related with racism or bilingualism in my future class? This question is really not easy to answer, but I am going to make a standard and regulations before I teach students. First, I will never judge my students ethnically and also never prejudge my students. I am going to think many times before I do. Then I will behave rationally. While I have been in the Unites States, I have seen and heard many ethnic issues and problems. I think this information helps me teaching my future students. I am going to learn more and study continually for future class while I am attending at Midwest University.
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